Tokyo 2020 eye further cut to foreign officials attending Olympics and Paralympics
Tokyo 2020 is reportedly seeking to cut the number of officials attending the Games from abroad by a further 25,000 as the one month to go countdown approaches.
Workers at Tokyo 2020 start to receive COVID-19 vaccinations
Workers involved in the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics have started being vaccinated against COVID-19 in a bid to ensure the safe staging of the Games.
China Media Group and Beijing 2022 sign promotional agreement
A media cooperation campaign between state-run news organisations and the Organising Committee of the next Winter Olympics and Paralympics has been launched in China.
Work begins on convention centre upgrades at Ricoh Arena ahead of Birmingham 2022
Work has begun on a Commonwealth Convention Centre at the Ricoh Arena ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Stockholm and Herning to stage 2025 IIHF World Championship matches
Stockholm is set to serve as a host city and main venue when Sweden jointly hosts the 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship with Denmark.
Cooke and Jamieson among seven elected to UIPM Athletes' Committee
Britain's European and former world champion James Cooke is among seven pentathletes elected by their peers to the newly-constituted International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Athletes' Committee.
Chengdu 2021 shooting venue kitted out with electronic targets
The shooting venue for the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu has been upgraded with electronic targets.
Fighting Films defies pandemic with European Judo Union investment
Fighting Films has continued its sponsorship of the European Judo Union (EJU) after saying it was not deterred by the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
DOSB President Hörmann stepping down as leadership bows to pressure and calls early elections
German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) President Alfons Hörmann is to step down later this year, in the wake of allegations of a "culture of fear" within the organisation and in a move which avoids the Presidium having to face a vote of no confidence.
Suga confirms state of emergency in Tokyo to end on June 20
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has announced the state of emergency in Tokyo and eight prefectures will end as planned on June 20, nearly a month before the start of the Olympic Games.
Romania to miss Tokyo 2020 after year's ban from weightlifting
Romania has been banned from weightlifting for a year because of multiple doping violations, and cannot compete at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Worldwide testing figures back to normal despite COVID-19 pandemic, WADA says
Global testing figures are continuing to rise as Anti-Doping Organisations (ADOs) worldwide are returning to normal despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced.
World Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi postponed
The 2021 World Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi have been postponed, it has been announced.
ITTF to hold AGM and Presidential election in Houston after legal opinion received
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) will hold its Annual General Meeting during the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston, after legal concerns were raised to the governing body.
Tokyo 2020 considering lottery for ticket holders should spectators be permitted at Olympics
Tokyo 2020 organisers are reportedly considering a lottery of existing ticket holders should spectators be permitted to attend the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
